Georgetown women earn ten first-place votes after finishing fourth at last year’s NCAA Championships
August 30, 2011
NEW ORLEANS – On Tuesday, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released its preseason national cross country coaches’ poll for the 2011 NCAA Division I season. Two-time defending NCAA men’s champion Oklahoma State earned ten of 12 first-place votes to remain as the No. 1 team in the country to start the season while Georgetown was selected as the top women’s team in the country for the first time in school history.
MEN’S POLL
The Cowboys of Oklahoma State will seek a third-straight NCAA crown this November and will return a full slate of returning USTFCCCA All-Americans including German Fernandez (Riverbank HS, CA 2008; Oklahoma State 2012), Colby Lowe, Johnathan Stublaski, Girma Mecheso, and Tom Farrell. The Cowboys also added All-American Shadrack Kipchirchir, a sophomore transfer from Western Kentucky.
The men’s No. 2 slot is held by Stanford who finished fourth at the NCAA meet last fall. Wisconsin, who was third at the same meeting, holds at No. 3. Both Stanford and Wisconsin also received one first-place vote. The top ten is rounded out by No. 4 Oregon, No. 5 Iona, No. 6 Oklahoma, No. 7 Colorado, No. 8 Florida State, No. 8 Indiana, and No. 10 Portland.
Eastern Kentucky makes their first-ever appearance in the national poll with a No. 28 debut.
The Big East Conference has the most men’s teams in the national top 30 to begin the season, which includes No. 14 Syracuse, No. 17 Villanova, No. 18 Providence, No. 20 Louisville, No. 22 Georgetown, and No. 23 Notre Dame. The Pac-12, who gained No. 7 Colorado, and the Big Ten each has four men’s teams listed in the year’s first poll.
WOMEN’S POLL
Georgetown’s women make their first-ever appearance as the top team in the country according to the nation’s coaches. The Hoyas’ previous all-time best ranking was No. 2 on September 24, 2002 – a season in which they eventually finished fourth nationally. In 2010, Georgetown again finished fourth, and this year return six of their seven NCAA lineup, including national runner-up Emily Infeld, Emily Jones, Renee Tomlin, and Madeline Chambers.
At No. 2, New Mexico gained their all-time best ranking after claiming their all-time best NCAA finish of fifth a year ago. Providence rings in at No. 3. Both New Mexico and Providence also earned a first-place vote. Colorado, a new addition to the Pac-12, was selected fourth while two-time defending team champion Villanova was chosen as the No. 5 team in the land to begin the 2011 season.
Reigning national runner-up Florida State starts at No. 6, and No. 7 Stanford, No. 8 Arizona, No. 9 Duke, and No. 10 Iowa State round out the nation’s top ten.
Texas’ ranking at No. 14 is the squad’s all-time high.
The ACC with six members in the women’s top 30 leads all conferences. Florida State, Duke, No. 12 North Carolina, No. 17 Virginia, No. 18 Boston College, and No. 21 NC State will make the league as competitive as ever. The Big East, Big Ten, and Pac-12 each have five teams in the national poll.
The NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships will be held on Monday, November 21, in Terre Haute, Ind. NCAA Regional Championships will be held nine days prior on Saturday, November 12.
USTFCCCA
NCAA Division I
Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll
2011 Preseason -- August 30
next ranking: September 13
Rank
Institution
Points
Region
Conference
Location
2011 FINAL
1
Oklahoma State (10)
357
Midwest
Big 12
Stillwater, Okla.
1
2
Stanford (1)
342
West
Pac-12
Palo Alto, Calif.
4
3
Wisconsin (1)
335
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Madison, Wis.
3
4
Oregon
299
West
Pac-12
Eugene, Ore.
6
5
Iona
292
Northeast
Metro Atlantic
New Rochelle, N.Y.
8
6
Oklahoma
288
Midwest
Big 12
Norman, Okla.
5
7
Colorado
284
Mountain
Pac-12
Boulder, Colo.
15
8
Florida State
261
South
ACC
Tallahassee, Fla.
2
8
Indiana
261
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Bloomington, Ind.
7
10
Portland
252
West
West Coast
Portland, Ore.
13
11
Princeton
225
Mid-Atlantic
Ivy
Princeton, N.J.
12
12
Northern Arizona
223
Mountain
Big Sky
Flagstaff, Ariz.
9
13
NC State
222
Southeast
ACC
Raleigh, N.C.
20
14
Syracuse
218
Northeast
Big East
Syracuse, N.Y.
14
15
Arkansas
201
South Central
SEC
Fayetteville, Ark.
10
16
BYU
192
Mountain
West Coast
Provo, Utah
18
17
Villanova
153
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Villanova, Pa.
23
18
Providence
148
Northeast
Big East
Providence, R.I.
22
19
Virginia
134
Southeast
ACC
Charlottesville, Va.
17
20
Louisville
131
Southeast
Big East
Louisville, Ky.
28
21
New Mexico
110
Mountain
Mountain West
Albuquerque, N.M.
16
22
Georgetown
82
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Washington, D.C.
29
23
Notre Dame
79
Great Lakes
Big East
South Bend, Ind.
25
24
Texas
78
South Central
Big 12
Austin, Texas
26
25
Ohio State
66
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Columbus, Ohio
DNQ
26
Florida
65
South
SEC
Gainesville, Fla.
DNQ
27
Minnesota
58
Midwest
Big Ten
Minneapolis, Minn.
27
28
Eastern Kentucky
40
Southeast
Ohio Valley
Richmond, Ky.
DNQ
29
Arizona State
30
West
Pac-12
Tempe, Ariz.
DNQ
30
Dartmouth
24
Northeast
Ivy
Hanover, N.H.
DNQ
Others Receiving Votes: Alabama 20, Penn State 20, North Carolina 17, William & Mary 17, Michigan State 13, Washington 12, Michigan 10, Lamar 6, Arizona 4, Texas A&M 2, Columbia 1.
compiled by Don Kopriva
USTFCCCA
NCAA Division I
Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll
2011 Preseason -- August 30
next ranking: September 13
Rank
Institution
Points
Region
Conference
Location
2011 FINAL
1
Georgetown (10)
358
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Washington, D.C.
4
2
New Mexico (1)
334
Mountain
Mountain West
Albuquerque, N.M.
5
3
Providence (1)
333
Northeast
Big East
Providence, R.I.
9
4
Colorado
324
Mountain
Pac-12
Boulder, Colo.
6
5
Villanova
308
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Villanova, Pa.
1
6
Florida State
278
South
ACC
Tallahassee, Fla.
2
7
Stanford
276
West
Pac-12
Palo Alto, Calif.
13
8
Arizona
242
West
Pac-12
Tucson, Ariz.
11
9
Duke
241
Southeast
ACC
Durham, N.C.
17
10
Iowa State
236
Midwest
Big 12
Ames, Iowa
8
11
Washington
219
West
Pac-12
Seattle, Wash.
16
12
North Carolina
203
Southeast
ACC
Chapel Hill, N.C.
14
13
Michigan
198
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Ann Arbor, Mich.
22
14
Texas
190
South Central
Big 12
Austin, Texas
20
15
Syracuse
172
Northeast
Big East
Syracuse, N.Y.
10
16
Oregon
156
West
Pac-12
Eugene, Ore.
12
17
Virginia
144
Southeast
ACC
Charlottesville, Va.
21
18
Penn State
134
Mid-Atlantic
Big Ten
State College, Pa.
26
18
Boston College
134
Northeast
ACC
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
19
20
Texas Tech
129
Mountain
Big 12
Lubbock, Texas
3
21
NC State
108
Southeast
ACC
Raleigh, N.C.
24
22
Princeton
106
Mid-Atlantic
Ivy
Princeton, N.J.
15
22
Florida
106
South
SEC
Gainesville, Fla.
29
24
West Virginia
105
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Morgantown, W. Va.
DNQ
25
BYU
98
Mountain
West Coast
Provo, Utah
DNQ
26
Oklahoma State
88
Midwest
Big 12
Stillwater, Okla.
17
27
Toledo
75
Great Lakes
Mid-American
Toledo, Ohio
28
28
Iowa
69
Midwest
Big Ten
Iowa City, Iowa
DNQ
29
Michigan State
60
Great Lakes
Big Ten
East Lansing, Mich.
23
30
Minnesota
52
Midwest
Big Ten
Minneapolis, Minn.
27
Others Receiving Votes: Columbia 43, Arkansas 15, Kansas State 13, Indiana 9, UCalifornia 7, Tulsa 6, San Francisco 6, Vanderbilt 2, James Madison 1, Stony Brook 1, La Salle 1
compiled by Jesse Rosen
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